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| Jul. 20 |
 Colombia |
 World rallies for FARC hostages' freedom| More than a million Colombians marked their independence day with marches and concerts demanding freedom for hostages still held by rebels | |
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| Jul. 15 |
Colombia |
Colombia used Red Cross logo in rescue| Colombian military intelligence used the Red Cross emblem in a operation in which leftist guerrillas were duped into handing over 15 hostages | | |
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| Jul. 9 |
Colombia |
2 FARC members offered money At least 2 members of the rebel group were offered money to switch sides and deliver bogus orders as part of rescue of 15 hostages
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| Jul. 7 |
Colombia |
Ex-jungle captive: 'We fought each other'| The hostages held alongside Ingrid Betancourt in the jungle endured years of deprivation and abuse from the leftist rebels who kidnapped them | |
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| Jul. 4 |
Colombia |
 Video shows orderly hostage rescue  Colombia showed video of an orderly mission that ended in hugs and laughter for 15 hostages who were rescued from a guerilla group
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| Jul. 3 |
Colombia |
Betancourt reunited with family The French-Colombian politician was among 15 hostages rescued without a shot being fired as their captors were tricked into handing them over
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| Jul. 2 |
Colombia |
 Betancourt rescued from FARC In a secret operation the Colombian military infiltrated rebel group and deceived its members into giving up 15 hostages
| Along with French-Colombian politician, 3 American contractors and 11 other hostages who were Colombian police were rescued. Appearing healthy after being held for 6 years in the jungle, Betancourt walked down from a military jet in Bogota and hugged her mother and husband
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| May.26 |
Colombia |
FARC leader's death brings hostage hope Relatives and friends of the hundreds of men and women held hostage in the jungles held out hope for their release
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Captive woman had 7 children by father
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| Apr.8 |
Colombia |
 Rebels reject French aid to hostage French humanitarian mission dispatched to for hostage Ingrid Betancourt will soon leave Colombia
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| Apr.4 |
Colombia |
 Doubt grows over hostage release A French-led humanitarian mission faced an uncertain future in its efforts to deliver medical assistance to a high-profile hostage in the ju...
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| Apr.3 |
Colombia |
Rebels demand exchange A leader of FARC rebel group has ruled out releasing a high-profile sick hostage and cast doubt on a French mission sent to treat her
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Sarkozy pleads for Colombian hostage
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| Mar.25 |
 Venezuela |
  Chavez: Little chance to free Betancourt Venezuelan President: There is little chance FARC will free Colombian presidential candidate after that country's attack inside Ecuador
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| Feb.27 |
Venezuela |
4 hostages released by FARC 4 former Colombian lawmakers arrived in Venezuela after being released by the guerilla group that had held them captive for nearly 6 years
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Colombia |
 Hostage mission begins 2 Venezuelan helicopters have arrived for a mission to collect four hostages whom left-wing Farc rebels have promised to free
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| Jan.29 |
Venezuela |
Hostage gang captured Four gunmen who held up a bank and took more than 30 people hostage before escaping in an ambulance have been captured by police
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| Jan.16 |
Colombia |
Letters reveal horror of hostages A satchel of letters carried out of the jungle by 2 women freed by rebels details the heart-wrenching suffering and depredation
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| Jan.13 |
Colombia |
Freed hostage sees son Clara Rojas, who gave birth to a boy while she was being held hostage by Farc rebels has been reunited with her child after being freed
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| Jan.10 |
Venezuela |
Freed hostages reunited with families | 2 hostages freed by Colombian rebels have landed in Caracas, where their friends and family carrying flowers clapped and embraced them | |
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Colombia |
Colombian rebels 'free hostages'
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| Jan.4 |
Colombia |
FARC admit 'hostage boy' not held The rebels have confirmed a boy living in foster care in Bogota is the same 3-year-old who was due to be part of a hostage release deal
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Colombia |
Colombia gripped by hostage saga
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| Dec.31 |
Colombia |
New delay for hostages Leftist rebels say government military operations are blocking the release of 3 hostages, according to Hugo Chavez
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Former Khmer Rouge leader arrested
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| Aug.31 |
Colombia |
 Chavez to help broker hostage deal Venezuelan President entered Colombia's hostage standoff, seeking to broker a deal between the government and guerrillas to free hostages
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Final S. Korean hostages freed by Taliban
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| Jul.5 |
Colombia |
Colombians hold kidnap protests Hundreds of thousands have staged nationwide protests calling for an end to kidnapping and the civil conflict
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
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| Feb.22 |
Colombia |
FARC rebels 'hold Americans' Left-wing group has said that it is holding three US citizens who vanished when their plane crash-landed
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